- City:
- Rusk, TX
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Started:
- 1940
- Completed:
- 1941
- Designer:
- Gill & Bennett
Description
Cherokee County completed its current courthouse in 1941 with the assistance of the Works Progress Administration. The courthouse is a three-story center block on basement with two-story wings on either side. The Moderne style structure, designed by the firm of Gill & Bennett, is built of native red and white limestone and features Art Deco details.
Source notes
https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=4302000205&site_name=Cherokee++County+Courthouse&class=4302 https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5073006626&site_name=Cherokee%20County%20Courthouse&class=5000Site originally submitted by Larry D. Moore on November 6, 2014.
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